Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 41

Śrī Rāmacandra-avatāra — Vow, Exile, Laṅkā-vijaya, and Rāma-rājya

Concise Bhāgavata Account

Devanagari script

धुन्वन्त उत्तरासङ्गान् पतिं वीक्ष्य चिरागतम् । उत्तरा: कोसला माल्यै: किरन्तो ननृतुर्मुदा ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

dhunvanta uttarāsaṅgān patiṁ vīkṣya cirāgatam uttarāḥ kosalā mālyaiḥ kiranto nanṛtur mudā

Translation

Die Bürger Ayodhyās, als sie ihren König nach langer Abwesenheit zurückkehren sahen, gerieten in große Jubelfreude. Sie schwangen ihre Obergewänder, brachten Blumengirlanden dar und tanzten vor Glück.

Synonyms

• dhunvantaḥ: waving
• dhunvantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhū (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘shaking/waving’

• uttara-āsaṅgān: upper garments
• uttara-āsaṅgān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + āsaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; Tatpuruṣa ‘upper garments’

• patim: the lord/husband (Rama)
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√īkṣ (धातु) + ल्यप् (absolutive)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Absolutive (ल्यप्/क्त्वा), ‘having seen’

• cira-āgatam: returned after long (absence)
• cira-āgatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; Karmadhāraya ‘come after a long time’

• uttarāḥ: the women
• uttarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• kosalāḥ: the Kosalans
• kosalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kosala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; inhabitants of Kosala

• mālyaiḥ: with garlands/flowers
• mālyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• kirantaḥ: scattering
• kirantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṝ (kirati) (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present active participle (शतृ), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘scattering’

• nanṛtuḥ: they danced
• nanṛtuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nṛt (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; instrumental of manner ‘with joy’

Characters & Entities

• Women of Kosalā
• The returning king (pati)

FAQs

What is the meaning of Bhagavatam 9.10.41?

It describes the joyful welcome in Kosalā when the king returned after a long absence—women danced and showered him with flower garlands.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 9.10.41 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this verse to King Parīkṣit as part of the account of the solar dynasty and the kings of Kosalā.

What practical lesson can we learn from Bhagavatam 9.10.41?

The verse highlights gratitude and joyful reception—honoring virtuous leadership and celebrating reunion with a spirit of goodwill and community harmony.